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ALEXANDRIA DAILY TOWN TALK, ALEXANDR1A-P1NEV1LLE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1960 PAGE FOUR i i CUBA Civil War Group Edgerton Lashes Out at Two Wings of Republican Party EVANGELINE (Continued from Pae 1) cause for attempts to keep the highway up by maintenance alone. He explained that the count are in the North telling how wcial- Crash Here Results In Minor Damages Small damages were reported in an accident which occurred at 3:50 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Fourth and Madison streets. The accident occurred when a car driven by Mrs. Barbara La-mond of Alexandria turned right onto Fourth street and collided with the left rear.

fender of a car parked at the curb belonging to E. R. Pearson of Galveston, Texas. Damage to both vehicles was estimated at $25. t.v: iVv 6.4 Mwtft ia.y.-...',.ti- (AP Wlieohoto) Prtildent Eisnhowr and Mexico' President Lopei Mateo tmbrac hortly befort Ik left Cuidad Aeuna, Mexico, after a brief good-will visit.

Elsenhower then cam to Texa for a maior speech In Houston. conquest have ground to a halt over the past few years? Why else would the flow of escapees from Soviet tyranny continue to rise. The number of escapees from East Germany is a third higher than last year. Such people do not flee to second-rate haven. They flee by the hundreds of thousands to first-rate freedom and first-class strength," he later said.

(Continued from Pag I) quently fails to fulfill announced Dnrtipn's reference to "inva sions" echoed the line the Castro regime has been pounding away at almost daily in recent weeks Invasion Rumors Excite Refugees Mexico CITY (LTD Cuban refugee circles here buzzed today with rumors that an armed Inva sion of Cuba is being prepared in nearby Guatemala. Reports called "totally false" by Guatemalan Ambassador Hum-berto Garcia Galvez said an "invasion fleet" is massing in Ama-tique Bay and "hundreds of men" are training at Peten, near the Mexican border. An airport at Escuintla was said to have "been on a war footing for weeks." "Guatemala is doing what is necessary to defend its coasts (against rumored threats of a Cuban-supported attack), but this is something quite different from preparing an invasion," Garcia said. Another Central American source said he thought the invasion talk was intended more as a "war of nerves" against Cuba than as a statement of fact. Some observers believed the rumors might have been originated or at least encouraged by agents of Cuban Premier Fidel Castro, whose government has charged repeatedly that an invasion is coming.

(Unconfirmed reports circulat ing in Havana said the Castro regime plans to stage a phony invasion this week, perhaps coupled with false reports of the premier's death, in hopes of smoking out" a growing anti- Castro "fifth Petroleum now represents 5G.7 per cent of the total value of all U.S. mineral production. PULLMAN FARES HAVE BEEN REDUCED 2P 1 2-6161 Where is low because the road is in such poor condition. "We've tried to bring cotton to your compresses here in Alexandria but the road is so bad it is easier for us to go to New Orleans," he said supporting Fruge's statement that this road is just as vital to Alexandria's economic well-being as it is to the Ville Platte area. Raymond Guillory, president of the Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce said, "This is the first time in history that a delegation from Evangeline parish has appeared here in Alexandria to try to help Alexandria." Then he went on to explain that people from Ville Platte Mamou, Turkey Creek Cypress, Pine Prairie and Reddell are giving up Alexandria as a shopping center because of the road.

"They are now going to Lafayette. It's not fiction, it's facts." Evangeline District Attorney L. 0. Fuselier pointed out that Southern Trailways had attempted to remove its bus from the Ville Platte-Alexandria run, not because of a passenger loss but because of the condition of the highway. He also said his group came here to discuss with Alexandria a common cause, and to impress the highway department officials and state legislators that the road is really needed and that the need is a multi-parish one.

Rapides Rep. Robert Munson eaid, "I know what they're saying is true as far as the trade going to Lafayette and Baton Rouge. It certainly would be to the advantage of Alexandria business people to help." L. D. McCorquodalc, Seventh District highway engineer, estimated some $40,000 has been spent In maintaining the road during the past two years.

"The maintenance cost is way above normal. You need a new highway," he said. He pointed out that the highway department will have a survey party within 10 days to make a complete study of the Ville Platte to Turkey Creek stretch. It should take between The Reader's Digest iHow your mind can you well keep Meets in Capitol BATON ROUGE (AP) Lou isiana uvu war wnienniai uu- mission meets at the state capitol here today to organize the state's activities for the commemoration of the War Between the States. Commission members are: Frederic R.

Swigart of New Orleans; Rep. Bryan Lehmann of SL Charles Parish; Alcide Brous-sard of Erath; Mrs. Frank Favar of Shreveport; Mrs. J. B.

Shackle- ford of Jones; Prof. T. Harry Williams of Baton Rouge; Rep. Jesse Knowles Jr. of Lake Charles: Sen.

Sylvan Friedman of Natchez; and John S. Regard of Marksville. The commission is expected to work closely with the state De partment of Commerce In dustry and the Legislative Com mittee on Tourism in promoting interest in the state's cultural heritage connected with fhe Civil War. LEGISLATURE (Continued from Pag 1) Baton Rouge. At least 26 items were expected to be on the agenda for the special session.

The committee would try to block federal court orders to in tegrate first grad-s 'in New Or leans public schools Nov. 14. One legislator said in Baton Rouge the committee wants to have the legislature proclaim it self in charge of the schools then recess instead of adjourning. Any action against the state would then have be directed against the legislature, which has never been sued before. The session call is apparently timed so any laws passed will become effective lust before the deadline to integrate.

A minimum of three dajs must be allowed for legiflative action, and any new law must wait 10 days before becoming law unless it is declared an emergency measure by the governor. Another possible maneuver mentioned was an pet of legislative interposition which would place the lawmakers as a buffer between the federal court order and the schools. Toledo Bend Dam Backed by Davis BATON ROUGE (UPI) -Pro ponents of the Toledo Bend Dam and Reservoir on the Sabine river rejoiced today following Gov. Jim- mie Davis' endorsement of the proposed constitutional, amend ment which would make the proj ect possible. Davis said Monday the Toledo Bend project "is sorely needed to help with the industrial and recre ational development of the west central Louisiana area." The amendment would permit the state to furnish $15 million toward construction costs.

Critics of the proposal object that construction would destroy valuable timberlands. 30 and 40 days to do that job. McCorquodale said he guessed the low traffic count is probably the reason the road has not been improved over the year and the attempt was made to keep it up through maintenance instead of completely reconstructing This supported a point made by Fruge that it is more costly to maintain the highway in its present condition than to recon struct it. The road was built to carry traffic in the early 1930's and is wholly inadequate to handle today's load. C.

C. Edwards, Eighth District highway engineer said the three and half mile strethch of road in Rapides parish presents no problem. "We would have to carry the same standards on the road throughout," he said, pointing out that if the Seventh District stretch is improved the part in Rapides would have to be included. "We'd be forced to carry out the three-and-a-half-mile improvement to get bureau participation," he added, explaining that the Federal Bureau of Roads participates on a 50-50 basis in maintaining and constructing such a road. As the group adjourned, Thompson instructed Chamber of Commerce Manager Billy M.

Smith ot present his recommendation to the chamber after the survey is completed so that the chamber can give support to the project at a time the Ville Platte group is active in seeking further action. Also attending were Rep. Ed Rand of Alexandria, Sylvan Sibley Eighth District highway board member; Sen. C. R.

Blair, Evangeline Sheriff Bruce Soileau, and Leslie Ardoin, Evangeline farmer and business man. tells: income levels more persons than all other diseasrt combined! You'll find eight simple suggestions which can help you avoid or overcome this costly illness. Don't miss this valuable guide to healthy living. It's just one of 39 helpful, informative articles in the November issue of Reader's Digest now on sale! S4 A i 1 NIXON (Continued from Pace 1) tics with America's prestige by running it down." Nixon wound up a hard day at the whistle-stops of Pennsylvania Monday with a night speech to an audience of 6,000 persons in Pittsburgh. He spent the night aboard his 16-car train which left Pittsburgh before dawn.

The speech prepared for Marietta dealt with Kennedy statements about slums, schools, Industrial progress or lack thereof, and particularly the status of Russia and the United States. Kennedy said in the fourth debate, "I didn't make most of the statements you said I made." To "set the record straight," Nixon said Kennedy spoke of "the worst slums, the most crowded schools" on Jan. 23, 1960. in Washington; that he spoke of millions of Americans going to bed hungry every night on April 7 in Lafayette, and that in Spokane, last Feb. 11, Kennedy said the Soviet Union needed the first seven years of the Ei-senhower administration "to catch up with us, to surpass us, to take away from us our pres tige and our influence and even our power to the world munity." com- IKE'S ADVISOR (Continued from Pag 1) sold, rose by $3.3 billion.

He noted that although con- sumers spent less on goods In the last quarter than in the spring quarter, they spent more on consumer services. Simultaneously outlays by both government and industry rose, and exports ex cecded imports by $1.5 billion. Because incomes remained high while consumer buying declined, uiwe was a 34 Diilion a year in crease in personal savings, he said and commented: "I cannot bring myself to believe that tht is a bad sign for the future." Although they make up less than 14 per cent of the driving population, drivers under 23 years old were involved in nearly 29 per cent of the fatal accidents last year. jPJXfat States' Rights Party Elector Ot is Edgerton lashed both liberal and conservative wings of the Republican party Monday night and told Eighth District voters, "When you vote for the lessor of evils, It is still evil. Edgerton, in a television address, accused Son Barry Gold-water of Arizona, leader of the GOP element, of "flying under double colors." He called President Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M.

Nixon "finger-shaking appeasers" and said Eisenhower "sold out the sovereignty and intergrity of Panama by allowing the raising of the Panamanian flag against the will of Congress." Edgerton centered his attack on the GOP but promised to hit the Democrats In a later telecast "I haven't jumped on the Dem ocrats tonight because you people know the professional politicians feeding at the public trough are supporting them he said, Integration was the theme of the address as Edgerton charged both parties with "moving toward socialistic dictatorship." 'Not Free Men' "Equal men are not free men and free men are not equal," he said. "Forced equality is not de mocracy but a dictatorship." "In voting for either of the maior parties you are telling them to go ahead and integrate." Edger ton asserted. He noted that the Democratic platform calls for Integration of public schools by 1963 while the Republican platform opposes any "fixed delay." He also reminded that GOP vice presidential candidate Henry Cabot Lodge has promised Nixon would appoint a Negro to a cabi net post if elected. "Nixon keeps sidestepping this issue and won't say he will or he won't," Edgerton 33id. Edgerton read reports of mass rape of white women by Congo lese troops and said, less than a month after that took place, Ike Eisenhower saw to It that $100 million of your tax dollars was sent to those who committed those atrocities." He said the Republican pledge to change congressional procedure would "kill the filibuster our last stand in the South." "The Republicans are going to double the immigration quota and let all kinds of people come in," he said.

"This means more welfare payments. Let's take care of what we have now." Favor World Court Edgerton said both parties favor the world court and charged the U.S. Supreme Court has "vot ed for the Communist Party more than it has voted against it." He also charged the Eisenhow er administration has "done noth ing while the Communists invaded Cuba." Edgerton's blast at Golawate was the first public condemnation of the Arizona senator by the conservative States' Righters of Central Louisiana since Goldwat-er began speaking in Nixon's behalf. "While Goldwater is in the South telling how conservative the Republicans are, Nixon and Lodge BOARD MEMBER (Continued from Pag 1) "barnyard red" and named the Little Red School House. As to the residTtial location, lrtego said classes for the re tarded had been held in a building at Fifth and DeSoto streets In Alexandria before the students were moved to special classes in the public school system.

This location was in a predominately residential area, Orteeo said, and did not have any play ground facilities adjacent to it. Yet, he continued, association members protested when Jie board decided to move the youngsters into the public school system. Members of the association met with the board committee at the site of the new structure, Ortego said, and were "amazed" at the renovation work ftiat had been done to convert the former dwell ing into a classroom. 'No Serlou Objection' He said McNeal ft that time offered no serious objections to moving the children but merply commented that a "little more" space was needed. Ortego said additional play ground space was added.

He added that the reason for the building bein painted red was because the paint had been given to the board. In regards to charges that the board has refused to provide transportation for students, "Ortego said arrangements have been made for transposing 10 of the 16 students to classts. It was pointed ouf at the associ ation's meeting Thursday that school boards in general are reluctant to provide transportation for retarded childrtn because the board can be held liable for ac cidents. The youngsters could not be deposited by bus drivers and left unattended. Ortego said in Jus opinion the school board has "tent over backwards" for the mentally retarded pupils.

He also refuted allegations that there were extra classrooms at public schools that could be used for special classes. istic they are," he said. He said the States' Righters have scheduled a meeting In New Orleans Wednesday with Dan Smoot, a conservative news commentator, as the featured speak er. Gov. Ross Barnett of Mississip- pi, who is heading an unpeagea elector movement similar to that of the States Righters in his state, is to speak at a rally in Baton Rouge Nov.

1. Meanwhile David C. Treen of New Orleans, chairman of the States' Rights Party State Central Committee, warned Louisian-lans that "reconstruction of the South is far from being over, if we can believe what we read about certain Republican proposals." He also challenged labor leader Victor Bussie's claim that the States' Rights Party is an anti- labor party, "I challenge Mr. Bussie to explain the basis of that slanderous and irresponsible Treen said. "The truth Is that the States' Rights Party is the only party that recognizes the individual worth and dignity of ev ery person, be he a laborer or otherwise." "The Democratic and Republi can parties would reduce the laboring man to mere tools in a so cialistic state," he said MOBUTU (Continued from Pag 1) gime of high commissioners.

He said the next move would be to appoint judges and magistrates to end the regime of terror, Troop In Revolt Mobutu was having troubles with his troops, who have terror ized Leopoldville for days by ram paging wildly through the African quarters. Pedestrians were beaten, women were stripped to the waists In the streets and there were unconfirmed reports that drunken troops broke into homes to rape and molest women. The observers said there were mounting indications that Mobu tu's five-week old "strongman" regime was crumbling. His con trol over the army is apparently slipping and he his been under increasing heavy from rival political factions. In view of the deteriorating situation, Mobutu decided to cancel his scheduled trip to New York to plead his case before the United Nations.

The pro-Soviet Lumumba, who was "neutralized" along with President Joseph Kasavubu by Mobutu when he seized power last month, has been holding out in his Leopoldville residence under the protection of N. troops. Mobutu has changed that the U.N. forces have prevented his troops from arresting Lumumba, Last week he broke with the U.N, command here, charging it was trying to "topple" him, and an nounced he would go to New York to appeal for support. KENNEDY (Continued from Pag 1) Mr.

Nixon is listening, I didn't do it." His denial produced the big laugh that was intended from the audience of more than 7,500 who crowded the Rock Island High School field house where Kennedy made his major speech Monday night. Foreign policy, Including the Cuban crisis, and medical care for the aged are two issues which show most prominently in questions coming into the Kennedy entourage for answer by the senator in the sometimes used question-answer periods following his speeches. In today's prepared education speech, Kennedy emphasized that public school enrollment leaped by one third in the last eight years but that "the school rooms just are not there." He insisted that the needs must be met because "the school crisis has gotten out of control." The senator said Nbcon voted against raising teachers' pay and building more schools with federal help and offered as explanation that he "feared federal control." Kennedy added: "I say Mr. Nixon has deliberately raised a false issue-has created a political bogeyman to defeat federal aid to education and mislead the people." Rummel Reported Slightly Improved BATON ROUGE (AP) Arch bishop Joseph Francis Rummers condition improved Monday and doctors said the Catholic prelate rested well. His physicians expressed "cautious optimism" about his condition and removed the sling from the right arm he broke in a fall Oct.

9. He is being treated for arm and leg fractures suffered in the fall. Alexandria Doily Town Talk PubfMwd at 128 Whlnjton Stmt StSNcrtptton $1.50 9m Month Second clat mail prfvftagM uttorlnd Alexandria, UuWanc fces Did you know that 50 of all patients now seeing doctors are victims of their own mental attitude? that many could actually cure themselves? EISENHOWER (Continued from Pag 1) ernment Interference in its affairs, not more. Private saving and investmentnot public spending is the real basis of economic growth." But by far the biggest roar of approval came when Eisenhower referred to the South as a longtime staunch defender of states' rights "to its great and everlasting credit." Eisenhower perspiring in academic cap and gown delivered that part of his speech with more vigor than any of rest, and the crowd loved it. The President was met in Houston by former Texas Gov.

Allan Shivers who backed Eisenhower in 1952-56 and now heads Texas Democrats for Nixon and Lodge. Also on hand was Oveta Culp Hobby, former secretary of welfare in the Eisenhower Cabinet and president of the Houston Post. The newspaper has endorsed Nixon. Gates Says U.S. Not Second Rate MIAMI, Fla.

(AP)-Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates Jr. said today any claim that United States military power is "second rate is simply not supported by the facts." The Cabinet member, in a speech which his aides said was nonpolitical, stated among other things: "We have, I believe, every right to deeply resent the many implications now current that we are dissipating" the nation's de fensive strength. His speech was prepared for the annual convention of the Postmasters of America. Gates said the Soviet Union knows the United States is a first-rate military power, and he used what appeared to be a reference to the U2 spy plane incident to support his statement.

"The cries of American weakness are surely not heard so loudly in a nation such as the Soviet Union which has been faced with the realization that for four years unarmed American recon naissance planes have riddled their air defenses and made proper mockery of their refusal to open their skies as willingly as we would open ours to them, Gates said. lie listed a number of factors he said were indicative of Soviet recognition of U. S. military strength. "Why else docs their political leadership resort to bluster and filibuster of the Why else would the engine of their military TUNI IN MICH Alt SHATNI O'fTh Vim Full-li th (paclout, Oldimobll with new scats overhead, get a full because the advanced Vibra-Tuned at your mm anto In one of the most helpful medical articleaeverpullished appearing by request of the Frandent of the American Medical Association a Doctor tells how you may save yourself years of suffering and thousands of dollars! You'll learn how to recognize e.d.t.

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